2016 Programme

Video of the presentations from the 2016 event have been posted online; see this news item. We hope to post the slides as well, at some point.

The 2016 Conference Programme covered key topics in the area of scholarly content supply, with a scope that ranged from the creation of content by researchers to the point when the readers access the contact, and beyond into archiving and preservation. This supply chain involves many ‘intermediaries’ including not just subscription agents and distributors, but also publishers, librarians and technology providers.

The 2016 Programme included Presentations, a Panel and Workshops.  We also created increased opportunities for networking, as the feedback from the 2015 ASA Conference strongly suggested that the timetable was rather full, with not enough time for a more informal exchange of ideas.

Researcher to Reader 2016

BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP

Conference Programme

Monday 15 February 2016

9.00         Registration & Networking (with refreshments)

9.45          Welcome and Introduction

10.00       Keynote Presentation

• Life After the Death of Science Journals
  How the article is the future of scholarly communication
  Vitek Tracz – Chairman, Science Navigation Group

10:50        Workshops – Session 1 (with refreshments)

• Workshop A – Reach and reputation
  How can authors and editors manage visibility and readability?
• Workshop B – Trust in Subscription Agents
  How can we ensure that subscription agents are trusted intermediaries?
• Workshop C – COUNTER 2017
  What should the priorities be for COUNTER 2017?
• Workshop D – Research Management
  How should institutions support and manage research activity?
• Workshop E – Innovation in Publishing
  How can publishers and institutions innovate in scholarly communications?

11.35        Presentations: Author Behaviours

• Bringing Research to the Surface
  Maximising the visibility and impact of research
  Vicky Williams – CEO, Research Media
• Acting Rationally in a Deeply Weird Ecosystem
  How authors can make smart publishing choices
  Rick Anderson – Associate Dean, University of Utah

12.45        Lunch

1.45          Panel Discussion

• Show me the Money
  The financial implications of open access for researchers, intermediaries and readers
  Paul Harwood (chair) – VP for Book and Journal Sales, EBSCO
  Rick Anderson – Associate Dean, University of Utah
  Dr James Evans – Professor, University of Chicago
  Toby Green – Head of Publishing, OECD
  Steven Hall – Managing Director, IOP Publishing
  Dr Danny Kingsley – Head of Scholarly Communication, The University of Cambridge

3.00         Break

3.30         Presentations: Research in Institutions

• Seeing Open Access Processes More Clearly
  Mapping the life cycle of open access for publishers, researchers and libraries
  Graham Stone – Information Resources Manager, University of Huddersfield
• Getting an Octopus into a String Bag
  The complexity of communicating with the research community across a higher education institution
  Dr Danny Kingsley – Head of Scholarly Communication, The University of Cambridge

4:40         Workshops – Second Meeting

5.30         Drinks Reception

6.30         End of First Day

Tuesday 16 February 2016

9.00         Registration & Networking (with refreshments)

9.45          Presentations: Peer Review

• The Unseen Costs of Peer Review
  Why peer review can never be free (even if your paper is perfect)
  Alice Ellingham – Director, Editorial Office Ltd
• Peer Review: a Global View
  Findings from the Taylor & Francis study of researcher opinions
  http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-in-2015/
  Will Frass – Research Executive, Taylor & Francis

10.55       Workshops – Third Meeting (with refreshments)

12.05       Presentation: The Sociology of Research

• Considering the Sociology of Research
  How research scientists actually behave as individuals and in groups
  James Evans – Professor, University of Chicago

12.45        Lunch

1.45          Presentations: Discovery & Usage

• Dissemination is Dead; Long Live Learning
  How to transition academic publishing toward an outcome-based approach
  Tom Clark – Chief Officer: Business & Product Innovation, Emerald
• Making Sense of the Flood
  Ways to curate content and adapt search to deliver serendipity in discovery
  Tom Beyer – Director of Platform Services, Safari Books Online

3.00         Break

3.30         Workshop Feedback

4.10          Summary & Closing

4.30         End of Conference

2016 Testimonials

This is what delegates have said about the 2016 Conference:

Overall

• I really enjoyed the conference; many thanks.
• The delegates were great – lots of ideas.
• Congratulations on a very successful event.
• The programme was a good mix.
• Thank you for a really well-run conference.
• A good mix of topics and chances for discussion.
• Will recommend to colleagues.
• It was excellent, one of the best I have been to in the past few years.

Programme

• Really informative.
• Beautifully controversial!
• Outside the box and good to hear of innovation approaches.
• Engaging and amusing speakers.
• Very interesting, with much to think about.
• Refreshingly challenging.
• Very professional.
• Thought-provoking and engaging.
• Entertaining and learned a lot.
• Very interesting and informative.
• Brilliant.
• Controversial and good debate.
• Great line-up of speakers.
• Speakers and content very high standard.

Workshops

• Very clever workshops!
• The workshop session worked very well, with good interaction and structure.
• Structure of workshops was great.
• I really liked returning to the same workshop as it allowed ideas to develop.
• Well facilitated – breaking into smaller groups gave everyone a chance to speak.

Venue and Organisation

• Lovely venue.
• Very well organised.
• Helpful communications in advance.
• Very friendly and efficient.
• Fast Wi-Fi that didn’t get clogged with lots of users.